2008
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Middleburg Hunt Ball
Middleburg Hunt Ball
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Melinda Freckleton Recognized
The Virginia Veterinary Medical Association recognized and honored Melinda Freckleton, DVM, with their Recent Graduate Leadership Award at their Annual Conferen…
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Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center Offers Treatments for Upper Respiratory Disease
At Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, a variety of treatments are available to correct disorders of the upper respiratory system and imp…
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Lunch with the Easter Bunny
Lunch with the Easter Bunny
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Loudoun County Animal Shelter Honored for Outstanding Service and Adoption Initiative
Loudoun County Animal Care & Control took home three awards at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government's 2007 Animal Services Awards, presented recent…
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If It's Not One Thing, It's Another
If April's the cruelest month, this year's should be a humdinger. Short takes on "one thing" or "another" through the mid-March Lion-to-Lamb transition. My Fell…
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Hypocrisy
"We do not torture." George W. Bush. "Legal landscape has changed and we have not done it for 5 years" (regarding waterboarding) Michael Hayden, current CIA Dir…
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Harmon Retires After Fifty Years of Service at MARE Center
Fifty years ago, Alvin Harmon answered an ad in the Richmond Times Dispatch for a dairyman. He got the job, and has been an important part of the Middleburg Agr…
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Garden Tour Benefits Middleburg Humane
The crisp fragrance of the firs and evergreens balanced against the delicious scents of lavender, rosemary and perennials will sail you away to Italy and the So…
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Editor's Desk: Save The Penguins
When a kind zookeeper in New York's Central Park Zoo gave an abandoned egg to a lone male chinstrap penguin who had no egg to hatch, the grateful male and his b…
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Common Sense Solutions: The Plant Lady
Now that the busy time has arrived at nurseries, the folks working there are regularly asked gardening questions, many of which are repeatedly asked, day after…
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Basketball Powerhouse Blossoms in Horse Country
When Mike Teasley took over the Notre Dame women's basketball team in 2003 it's safe to say building a national powerhouse was far from the top of the list on m…
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Middleburg Eccentric March 2008, Volume 4 Issue 12
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Your Horse's Health: Treating Foal Pneumonia
Pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract infections in foals can result not only in substantial expense and inconvenience to the owner but can ultimately be…
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What's in a Word?
If you've ever walked into a art gallery and wished you had better tools to describe what you were looking for - - the following is for you. Speaking the same "…
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St. John's School Birthday Boy Gives Gift to the Hunter Library
Anthony Del Rosso, a 4th grade student at St. John School, recently celebrated a birthday. In lieu of presents, it read on Anthony's party invitation to his fri…
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Pony Mania Opens in Bluemont
Where can I buy a pony saddle? Is there a local store that stocks pony size blankets? Where should I shop for my kids riding boots? Just some of the questions w…
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New False Alarm Regulations Effective April 1, 2008
According to Loudoun County Sheriff Steve Simpson, his deputies responded to roughly 10,000 security alarm calls in 2005, of which more than 99% were false alar…
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Middleburg Union League Lecture
Middleburg Union League Lecture
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Middleburg Library Advisory Board Announces $1,000 Scholarship
Middleburg Library Advisory Board is accepting applications for its 2008 College Book Scholarship. The winning candidate will receive $1,000 for college textboo…